/*
 * Copyright 2011 myTDev.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */
package com.mytdev.commons.text;

import java.text.ParseException;

/**
 * Parses objects from strings.
 * @author Yann D'Isanto
 */
public interface Parser<T> {

    /**
     * Returns the type supported by this parser.
     * @return the type supported by this parser. 
     */
    Class<T> getParsedType();
    
    /**
     * Parses an object from the specified string then returns it.
     * @param string the string to parse.
     * @return the parsed object.
     * @throws ParseException if an error occurs.
     */
    T parse(String string) throws ParseException;
}
